Organization of Turkic States
| Motto: Together We Are Stronger!
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Member states Observer states | |
| Political centres | |
| Largest city | Istanbul |
| Official languages | |
| Working languages | English |
| Other languages | |
| Demonym(s) | Turkic |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Membership | |
| Leaders | |
• Secretary-General | Kubanychbek Omuraliev |
• Chairman | Sadyr Japarov |
• Honorary Chairman | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Establishment | |
• Nakhchivan Agreement | 3 October 2009 |
• Last polity admitted | 12 November 2021 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,242,362 km2 (1,637,985 sq mi) (unranked) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 160,616,392 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $5.174 trillion |
• Per capita | $31,042 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $1.837 trillion |
• Per capita | $11,437 |
Website turkicstates | |
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The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), formerly called the Turkic Council or the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, is an intergovernmental organization comprising all but one of the internationally recognized Turkic sovereign states: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan; while Hungary, Turkmenistan and Northern Cyprus are observers. Its overarching aim is promoting comprehensive cooperation among the Turkic peoples. First proposed by Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2006, it was founded on 3 October 2009 in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan. The General Secretariat is located in Turkey's Istanbul.
In addition to Turkmenistan, the organization has also admitted Hungary and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as observers, although the latter is only recognized by Turkey.
During the 8th summit in Istanbul in 2021, the organization was restructured and adopted its current name.